We four clamoured
yammering for attention
jousting for position,
perfecting the pecking order
at his knee and Da,
tamping sweet tobacco
ready for the match,
would hold us at bay
with a studied look of pain
sucking his teeth
"I've got a bone in my leg."
he'd groan and the small tribe
would turn to find
other entertainment murmuring
in disappointed sympathy.
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